PL 259. 
PARENT TREE OF THE FUERTE AVOCADO. 
(Persea americana Mill. See S. P. I. No. 46984.) 
During the last five years the Fuerte avocado, originally introduced into the United States in * 
1911, from Atlixco, Puebla, Mexico, has come to the front as one of the most promising 
commercial varieties in this country. It is remarkable in that it is, apparently, a hybrid 
between the Gtuatemalan and Mexican races. This illustration shows the parent seedling 
tree growing in the garden of Alejandro Le Blanc in Atlixco. The tree is believed to be 
about 60 years old, and it produces about 500 fruits annually. (Photographed by Wilson 
Popenoe, Atlixco, State of Puebla, Mexico, December 22, 1918; P17626FS.) 
